Key: D major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
it wasn't very pretty.
You see, I was born and raised
in the slums of the city,
It was a one room shack that slept
ten other children besides me.
We hardly had enough food
or room to sleep.
It was hard times,
Listen! my father didn't know
the meaning of work,
He disrespected mama,
and treated us like dirt.
I left home, seekin' a job that
I never did find,
Depressed and downhearted
I took to cloud nine,
I'm doin' fine,
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up here on cloud nine.
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up here on cloud nine.
Folks down there tell me,
They say, "give yourself a chance son,
to walk the streets at night,
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I'm doin' fine, on cloud nine.
Verse 2
Let me tell you about cloud nine.
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Cloud nine, you can be what you
(cloud nine) you ain't
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got no responsibility,
And ev'ry man,
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ev'ry man is free
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million miles from reality.
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I wanna say I love the life I live,
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And I'm gonna live the life I love
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up here on cloud nine.
I'm riding high
On cloud nine,
Interlude 1
reality.
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Verse 3
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you can be what you wanna be
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got no responsibility,
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And ev'ry man,
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ev'ry man is free
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(cloud nine) and you're a million miles from
reality.
Outro 1
(cloud nine) (cloud nine) (cloud nine)
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